April 23, 2024

Strong Adapts Third “Hunger Games” Novel

Double Emmy-winning "Game Change" and "The Butler" scribe Danny Strong has been hired to pen the scripts for the two-film adaptation of "Mockingjay", the final chapter in "The Hunger Games" franchise at Lionsgate. The news comes from Variety who added that the studio had no comment. The two films are scheduled for a November 21st 2014 and … [Read more...]

Julia Leigh To Adapt Her Novel “Disquiet”

Screen Australia are sinking $ 400,000 into sixteen Australian features currently in development reports Screen Daily "The Hunter" author Julia Leigh is set to adapt one of her own novels for the big screen - the atmospheric gothic thriller "Disquiet" which follows a family reunion at a French chateau, one haunted by secrets. The film would mark … [Read more...]

Novel idea comes to Surrey library

“Human books” will be among the attractions available to visitors at the new Surrey City Centre Library this fall. The “books” will actually be volunteers from various walks of life, religious backgrounds and ethnicities, who will be available to have conversations with their “readers.” “(The human book) could be somebody from a religious group … [Read more...]